diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 2e07e48bf..6b9c2a2cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Setup .NET
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
         dotnet-version: 6.0.x
     - name: Restore dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b60453ff9..1404d3872 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
 env:
   BRANCH: master
 
+  # remove and adjust building a nuget package to the latest requirements
+  NUGET_ENABLE_LEGACY_CSPROJ_PACK: true
+
 defaults:
   run:
     working-directory: src
@@ -17,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Setup .NET
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
         dotnet-version: 6.0.x
     - name: Setup NuGet.exe
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index f5fb8fe99..1fe0b7cc8 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
-        <PackageReference Include="SauceControl.InheritDoc" Version="1.3.0">
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" PrivateAssets="All" />
+        <PackageReference Include="SauceControl.InheritDoc">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/Directory.Packages.props b/src/Directory.Packages.props
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e283c7c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<Project>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="SauceControl.InheritDoc" Version="1.3.0" />
+
+        <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.7.1" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" Version="0.13.0" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.5.0" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.0" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.0" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests.csproj b/src/GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests.csproj
index 949fdc2d6..b3ac7e688 100644
--- a/src/GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests.csproj
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" Version="0.7.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.1.2">
+        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/GiGraph.Dot.Output.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Output.Tests.csproj b/src/GiGraph.Dot.Output.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Output.Tests.csproj
index 1a9af9dc2..a8ecc953c 100644
--- a/src/GiGraph.Dot.Output.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Output.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/GiGraph.Dot.Output.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Output.Tests.csproj
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" Version="0.7.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.1.2">
+        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/GiGraph.Dot.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Tests.csproj b/src/GiGraph.Dot.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Tests.csproj
index 1a1d02205..7b54dc9cd 100644
--- a/src/GiGraph.Dot.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/GiGraph.Dot.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Tests.csproj
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" Version="0.7.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.1.2">
+        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/GiGraph.Dot.Types.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Types.Tests.csproj b/src/GiGraph.Dot.Types.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Types.Tests.csproj
index 35cc40884..3f2a432c8 100644
--- a/src/GiGraph.Dot.Types.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Types.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/GiGraph.Dot.Types.Tests/GiGraph.Dot.Types.Tests.csproj
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" Version="0.7.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Snapshooter.Xunit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.1.2">
+        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/GiGraph.sln b/src/GiGraph.sln
index 2f95ac7d4..00d8be7d0 100644
--- a/src/GiGraph.sln
+++ b/src/GiGraph.sln
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution
 		Solution Items\CommonAssemblyInfo.cs = Solution Items\CommonAssemblyInfo.cs
 		..\README.md = ..\README.md
 		GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests\Attributes\__snapshots__\attribute_property_key_map.snap = GiGraph.Dot.Entities.Tests\Attributes\__snapshots__\attribute_property_key_map.snap
+		Directory.Packages.props = Directory.Packages.props
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "GiGraph.Dot.Types", "GiGraph.Dot.Types\GiGraph.Dot.Types.csproj", "{6B5EFF21-2558-48B5-8564-6BFF9DBF11C3}"
diff --git a/src/Solution Items/CommonAssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Solution Items/CommonAssemblyInfo.cs
index 940ee50f1..c90fa8e09 100644
--- a/src/Solution Items/CommonAssemblyInfo.cs	
+++ b/src/Solution Items/CommonAssemblyInfo.cs	
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("Mariusz Schimke")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("GiGraph DOT")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2020-2022 Mariusz Schimke")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2020-2023 Mariusz Schimke")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.0.1")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.0.1")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.1.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.1.0")]
\ No newline at end of file